2008 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA Controls

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Climatronic
Applies to vehicl es : with Climotronic
Controls
controls a llow sepa rate adjustm ent of conditioning settings for left
side and right side of the vehicle.
Fig. 69 On th e cen te r conso le: Climatran ic co ntrols
The ai r co nd iti on ing syste m only works
w hen the eng in e is ru nnin g and the fan is
sw it ched on.
To adju st th e temperatur e for the left o r
r ight sid e, turn the appropriate tempera­
tur e contro l
69
T he functio ns w ill b e switc hed on when
o ne of the button s
is pre sse d.
W hen a function i s switched on th e light in
th e button illuminates. Press the b utto n
again to switch off the fun cti on.
The te mp era tur e ca n be adjusted separ ately for
th e left and right sid es o f the ve hicle in te ri or.
Display of the sele cted interior temp eratur e
for th e le ft side.
r ec ircu la ti on mod e 88
air di strib ution
air dis tribut ion
up war d air d istrib ution
Display of th e se lec te d int erior temperature
for right sid e.
84 Air condit ioning sy stem
defro st function for the w ind­
s hi eld. The air dr awn in from outs id e th e ve­
h icle i s dire cted at th e winds hield . The air
r ecirc ulation mode, if swi tched on, will be
sw itch ed off as soo n as the defro st fun cti on
i s sw itched on. At temperatures above
(3 the air co nditi oning system will be
sw itc h ed on automatica lly and th e fan
s p eed
w ill be in crease d by one leve l in ord er
to dry the a ir.
The hea ting
switc hes off au tomat ica lly app roxima te ly JO mi11111 esafte r it i s sw itched on. It can a lso be
sw itch ed off by push ing th e sw itch again.
Temperature contro l for the lef t side 85
Fa n sp ee d co ntrol 87
th e C limatro nic on a nd
o ff 87. When th e sys te m i s off t he
li ght in the OFF button w ill illu minate .
Button (AUTO) , automatic te mperature , fa n,
and a ir dis tri bution control 8 5. Th e
se ttin gs are stor ed for the dr iver s ide and the
front passenger side if the butt on is pressed
fo r m ore than t wo sec onds.

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
I ECONJ b utt on sw itche s on economy mode.
W hen t he in th e bu tton lights up , the
coo ling sys te m i s sw itch ed off to save fu el.
Temperat ure contro l fo r the r ig h t sid e
WARNING
Sta le air c auses driver fa tigue an d reduces
dr ive r ale rtn ess. T his ca n lead to accide nts,
c olli sio ns and ser iou s perso nal i njury.
• Neve r use a ir reci rc ul atio n for l ong peri ods
o f t im e beca use no fres h air will come in to th e
p assenger co mpa rtm ent.
Ap plies to vehicles: with Cli matronic
Automatic mode
WARN ING (con tinued)
• The w indows ca n fog up qu ick ly if th e
coo ling system is sw itch ed off a nd d ecrease
dri ver visib ility.
• Always switc h th e rec irc ulati on m ode
when is not nee ded .
Not e
Do no t smoke while air rec ircula tion mod e is o n,
a s s mok e
in to the cl imat e-co ntro l sys te m
ca n leave a residu e on the evaporator , producing
a permanent un pleasant odor.
In mode air temperature, flow, and dist ribution ar e automatically reg­
ulat ed so that a specified temperature is attained as quickly as possible and then
maintained.
T he te m pera ture ca n be adjusted sepa ­
rately fo r th e
84, fig . 69 .
T he but ton li gh ts up .
- Turn t he tempera ture co ntro ls
1 0 th e
de sir ed te mpera tures fo r th e le ft and ri ght
s id es of the int erior. We recomm end
84, fig. 69 and th e !ECON ] button a t
th e same time unt il th e te mpera tu re di s­
pl ay sw itch es from o ne te m pera tur e unit
t o t he ot her .
A c omfort ab le interior clima te is qu ickly re a ched
wh en a te mpera ture °F (22 °C) is se t in aut o­
matic mode. It can be chang ed a s nec essary to
suit indi vid ual pre fe rences or parti cu lar cir cum ­
s ta nces . It i s po ssible to select interior te mpera­
tur es from 61 °F (16 °CJ to 86 °F (29 .5 °CJ. These
ar e approxima te temp era tur es a nd the actual
t e mpera tu re ma y be sli gh tly hig h er or lo we r de­
p end ing on t he ou ts id e co nditi ons.
C lim atroni c automa tica lly m aint ain s a con sta nt
t e m pera tu re leve l. Th e te mp erature of the air
s u pp lied to th e interior , th e fa n sp ee d and the air
di str ibution are also reg ulated a utomat ica lly.
T he sys te m als o all ows for th e effe ct of stro ng
s unl ig h t, so th ere is no nee d for you to r e-a dju st
th e sys tem. Therefo re, aut om atic mode pro ­
v id es th e be st comfort for the vehicle occ upant s
in all cond itio ns thro ugho ut the yea r.
A utom atic mode is switche d
an ad ­
justm en t is m ad e usin g th e but to ns fo r air dis tri ­
b ut io n or the fan control. The te m pera tu re co n­
tinu es to be con tro lled.
Air conditi oning sy ste m 85

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Applies to vehicles: with Climatranic
Indirect ventilation
F ig . 70 Central air outlet air outlet© for direct ventilation
Applies to vehicles: with Climatronic
Rear ventilation
Fi g. 71 Rear air vents in the center co nso le
86 Air conditioning system
Ve ntila ti on i s indi rect a nd draft- fr ee if yo u clo se
t h e air o utle ts 7 0 and open air o utle t©
u sin g th e th umb
Ve ntila tion can be direc te d in to th e rear seats if
yo u op en th e air outlets =lfi g. 7 1 th e
t h umb

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Applies to vehicles: Climofronic
Manual mode
In man ual mode you. can temperature, airfl ow, and distribution
yourself
Fi g. 7 2 On the center conso le : Cl imotronic controls
Switching on manual mode
-Press one of the butt on s 72 to
(+16 °C ) is se lec te d
th e di sp lay switch es to LO. In thi s setting the
syste m runs at max imum cooling ou tput and
th e te mp eratur e is
11 0 1 co ntroll ed.
If a tempera ture abov e
86 °F °CJ is se lec te d
th e di splay switches to HI. In th is se tting th e
sys te m run s
maxi mum hea tin g o utput and
the te mp erature is no t con tro lled .
Fon
Th e fa n ca n b e adj uste d th e fan Always have the runnin g at low sellin g
w hen driving low speeds to s ur e th ere is fl ow offresh air into th e ve hicle. If th e is se t to 0, the C lim atro nic switc he s o ff.
Air dist ribution
U se the an d@t o co ntrol the air
d is tr ibuti on. Whe n a fun ctio n is sw itch ed o n,
the button li ght s up. It is also pos sibl e to ope n
a nd close so me of the air ou tlet s se parat ely.
Sw itching the Climotroni c on /off
Th e C limatroni c sys te m can b e sw itch ed on and
off with th e The sys te m sh oul d on ly
b e off in exception al cases, e.g. if the
sys te m m alfu nct io ns. Th e butl on light s up whe n
th e sys te m i s sw itch ed off .
Switch ing on the economy mode
Use the(ECONJ bu1ton to sw itch on th e econ omy
m ode . W hen th e bu no n li gh ts up, the coo ling
sys te m sw itch es off to sa ve fue l.
Air conditioning system 87

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Applies to vehicles: with Climat ronic
Air recirculation mode
Air rec irculation mode prevents fumes or unpleasant smells from entering the ve­
hicle.
- Press the but ton 87, 72 to
s witch air rec ircu lat ion mode on or off.
Wh en it i s switched o n a ye llow lig ht in the
button ligh ts up.
A ir reci rculati on mod e pr events stron g outd oor
odors from enter ing th e ve hicl e int eri or. for ex­
a mpl e when dri ving through a tunnel o r in
dense traffic.
W hen th e o utsid e te mp eratur e is low , u sin g air
r ecirc ulatio n mod e pro vides mor e effec tive
h eat ing by hea ting air from th e veh icle inte rior
in stea d of co ld air from ou ts id e.
When the ou ts id e te mp era tur e is high. using air
recirc ulatio n mode provides m ore
coo ling by coo ling air fr om the ve hicle interior
in stea d of warm air from out sid e.
Important notes
T he pollen filter
The poll en filt er (a co mbin ed particl e filt er and
ac tive c harcoa l fil te r) se rves as a ba rr ier again st
impu rit ies in the outside air, includ ing dus t a nd
poll en.
Fo r th e air condi tio nin g sys te m
o ff
88 Air conditioning system
WARNING
Stale air causes driver fatigue and reduces
driver alertness. T his can lead to accidents ,
collisions and se rious personal injury.
• Neve r use air recircu latio n for long periods
of time because no fresh air will come into the
pa ssen ger compartment.
• The w indows can fog up quickl y if the
cooling system is switched off an d decrease
dri ver visibility.
• Always switch the recircu lat ion mod e off
w hen it is not ne ed ed.
Note
Do not sm oke whil e air rec ircul ation mod e is o n,
as sm oke drawn into th e cl im ate-co ntrol syste m
can le ave
res idu e on the evaporator, prod ucing
a per manent unpleasant odor. _,..
• Out side temperatur e is below abo ut 40° F
temperat ure.
• The air- co nditi onin g fu se is blow n.
• There is so me othe r prob le m with
ve ­
hicl e. Ha ve the air- co nditi onin g sys te m ch ec ked
a t yo ur auth orize d Vo lkswagen dea ler or quali ­
fi ed wo rks hop.
WARNING
Poor visibility increases the risk of collisions
an d ot her accide nts.
• Always make sure all windows are clear of
i ce, s now , and condens ati on for good v isib ility
- out the windshi eld, side and rear w indows.
• Maximum heating output and fa st de ­
fro stin g
only occ ur af ter the en gin e has

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
WARNING (continued)
reachedopera tingtcmpera ture. Wait until you
have good visibility before driving off.
• Thorough ly famil iarize yourse lf with the
operation of the heating and ve ntilation
system, including the defog /defro st fea tures
you will need for good vis ibilit y.
WARNING
Note that with Climat ronic switched off com­
ple tely, no outs ide air enters the interior. So
with C limatron ic switched off, op en a window
or the power
to provid e adequate fresh
air in the vehicle.
the ai r co nditi onin g
sys te m ha s been d amaged or is not working
proper ly, sw itch ove r to ECON mode to pr eve nt
more damage a nd hav e th e sys tem ch ec ked by
yo ur authorized Volkswagen dea ler or a qua li­
fjed work shop .
• Repair s to th e ai r condi tioni ng sys te m re­
qui re sp ecia l knowledge and sp ecia l too ls .
Ther efore, we reco mm end
yo u go lo an au-
Opti onal e q uipm ent thori
zed Volk swage n deale r o r oth er qualifi ed
works hop sh oul d prob lems occur.
• Do not sm oke w hile air r ecirculation mode is
on . as s moke
into the clima te-co ntrol
sys te m can leave a res idu e on the evaporator,
producing a p ermanent unp leasa nt odor.
Tips
• If th e humid ity and t emperatur e outside the
ve hicl e are h igh. cond ensation can drip off the
eva pora tor in th e climat e-contro l syste m and
form a poo l und ern eath th e ve hicle. Thi s is
normal and is not a lea k.
• Kee p th e air intake slot s in front of the wind ­
s h ie ld free of sno w, ice and le a ves to en su re
impai re d heatin g and coo ling a nd lo prevent th e
w indow s from fogging ove r.
• The a ir from the outl ets flows through the
passeng er com part men t and out the slo ts below
th e rear w indow. Do no t co ver the se slots w ith
clothing or ot her objects.
• The air condition ing sys tem work s b es t w hen
the wind ows and the powe r
are closed.
How ever, if th e ve hicle has heat ed up in the sun ,
the insid e air can be coo le d fas te r by ope ning th e
win dows to let the hot air
Air conditioning system 89

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Driving
Steering
Applies lo vehicles: with manually adju stab le steering column
Adjusting the steering wheel position manually
The and reach of the steering whe el can be freely adjusted to suit the driver.
Fi g. 73 Adjusting the stee ring wheel position
- Adj ust the d river sea t to th e cor rect po­
s it ion.
- Push dow n the leve r
73 und er th e
s tee rin g
- Adju st th e s teerin g w hee l thi s way until
the corre ct po siti on is se t
74 .
- Then push le ver up .
WARNING
Incorrect use of the steer ing co lumn adjust­
ment function can in seriou s per sonal
in ju ry and or death. the sa fety bell and sys tem w ill work best to protec t yo u
in the event of an accident if yo u have the
s teering column properly adjusted. To help re­
duce
ri sk of seriou s perso nal injury and /or
death:
• Neve r adjust
steering column whil e vehicle i s moving. Always ad just steering
co lumn whil e the vehicle is standing still and
90 Driving
Fig. 74 Illustratio n of prin ciple: proper seating po­
sition for d river
WARN ING (continu ed)
b efore you se t out . If yo u are driving and must
ma ke an adju stment, safely slop your vehicl e
and make
necessary adjustment.
• Always adjust the dri ver 's s cat and the
s teer ing wheel so that there are at leas t 10
in che s (2 5 cm) between your brea stb one and
ste ering whee l
• Neve r adjust the stee ring wheel so Iha! ii points toward your face. Otherw ise, the a irb ag
syste m cann ot prote ct yo u proper ly in
eve nt of an accident. A lway s make sure that steer ing wh eel point s toward your chest .
• Neve r ad just the stee ring whee l so
points towards your face. O then vise, airbag system canno t p ro tect you properl y in eve nt of an accid ent . Always make sure
that the steerin g whe el po int s toward s your
c h es t.
• Alw ays hold
stee ring w heel on out­
s id e of steering wheel rim with your hands
a t th e 9 o 'clock 3 o'clock posit ions to help

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WARNING (continued)
redu ce the risk of personal inju ry if the
driv er' s ai rbag infl ates.
• Neve r hold the ste er ing wheel at th e 12
o'cloc k po sition or with your hands a t other
positions insid e th e steeri ng whe el rim or on
t he steer ing wheel hub. I-foldin g th e s teerin g
whe el the wro ng way can cau se s eriou s inju-
Safety
WARNING (cont inu ed)
rics to th e han ds, a rms and head the driv er's
a irb ag inflat es.
• After adjus ting th e s teering wheel, always
pus h the stee ring wh eel a dju stment lever back
up as
as it will go. T his en sure s th e po siti on
of the st eering whee l ca nnot be alt ered unin­
t e ntionally when the vehicle is moving.
Applies lo vehicles: wi th Electronic S ta biliza tion Progr am (E S P)
Electronic Stabilization Program
ESP helps mak e driving safer in certain situations.
Fi g. 75 D etail of the center console: bu tto n for ES P or ASR
Th e Electro nic Sta biliza tion Program (ESP) co n­
tain s th e Ele ctro ni c Diff ere ntial Lock (ED L) and
t h e Anti -Slip Regu la tio n (A SH). Th e ESP works
to ge th er with the Anti -lo ck in g Brake System
( ABS ). Both warnin g lig hts w ill come o n if the
E SP or ABS sys te m s m alfu nct io n .
T he ES P is s ta rt ed a utomat ica lly w hen th e en­
g in e is sta rt ed.
The ESP s hou ld ge nerall y be lef t sw itc hed on at
a ll tim es. In sp ecifi c circ um stan ces w here you
r e quir e less tract ion you ca n sw itch off th e ES P
by press ing buu on
75
For example: •
when dri vi ng w ith snow ch ain s,
• when dri vi ng in deep snow or on loo se sur­
faces .
• when ro ckin g th e ve hicle backwa rd and for ­
wa rd to fre e it fro m mu d, for exa mple.
Yo u sh o uld press th e
to swi tc h th e back o n when you no longer need wh ee l spin .
Th e and ED Lare also sw itch ed off if th e ESP
i s sw it c h ed off. This means th at this te chn ology
i s not ava ilab le fo r as lo ng as th e ESP re ma in s
s w itc hed off.
When does the w ord OFF l ight up in the button
ESP?
• will lig ht up if th ere is a fault in the ES P.
• It will li gh t up if the ES P is sw itc hed off.
WARNING
• Always adjust your driv in g to th e road,
t raffic a nd weat her cond itions. Do not l et th e
extra sa fety that ESP can prov ide temp t you
int o tak ing extra risks.
• Always drive safel y.
• ESP and ASR cannot defy the laws of
ph ysics . Slipp ery and wet roads arc dangero us
eve n with ESP!
• ESP and
ca nnot re du ce the risk of ac­
cident, for example if you drive too fast for
co nditi ons or if you do not keep your di sta nc e
fro m the vehicle in
of you.
Driving 91